English
kroužek
Kroužek comes from Czech kroužek ‘little ring”, “kroužek’, from kruh ‘circle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krongʰ-o-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krongʰ-o-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*krǫgъ‘ring, circle’reconstructed
- Old Czechmodernkruh
- Czechmodernsame form‘circle’
- Czech, derivedmodernkroužek‘little ring”, “kroužek’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krongʰ-o-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*krǫgъ‘ring, circle’reconstructed
- Old Czechmodernkruh
- Czechmodernsame form‘circle’
- Czech, derivedmodernkroužek‘little ring”, “kroužek’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *krongʰ-o-
Today it means
noun A ring-shaped diacritical mark (˚), whose use is largely restricted to Å, å and Ů, ů, and whereon it represents an etymological ‘o’.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krongʰ-o- / kroužek